An overview of passive techniques for heat transfer augmentation in microchannel heat sink

NAC Sidik, MNAW Muhamad, WMAA Japar… - … Communications in Heat …, 2017 - Elsevier
Active and passive cooling are the two possible methods for removing heat. An active
cooling system is the one that involves the use of energy as opposed to passive cooling that …

Single-phase heat transfer enhancement in micro/minichannels using nanofluids: theory and applications

AA Hussien, MZ Abdullah, AN Moh'd A - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
New cooling techniques are being explored for the dissipation of heat fluxes. Many recent
studies on heat transfer in micro/minichannels (M/MCs) with nanofluids have focused on …

Heat transfer enhancement in microchannel heat sink by wavy channel with changing wavelength/amplitude

L Lin, J Zhao, G Lu, XD Wang, WM Yan - International Journal of Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
An improved design of wavy microchannel heat sink with changing wavelength or/and
amplitude along the flow direction is proposed. The thermal resistance R and the maximum …

Performance improvements of microchannel heat sink using wavy channel and nanofluids

A Sakanova, CC Keian, J Zhao - International journal of heat and mass …, 2015 - Elsevier
To improve the heat transfer performances of microchannel heat sink (MCHS), the advanced
channel structures and working fluids can be applied. In this paper, the wavy channel …

Design of microchannel heat sink with wavy channel and its time-efficient optimization with combined RSM and FVM methods

J Zhou, M Hatami, D Song, D Jing - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a sinusoidal wavy structure of microchannel heat sink intended for active
cooling of compact electronic devices such as insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) has …

Numerical analysis on the thermal performance of microchannel heat sinks with Al2O3 nanofluid and various fins

AM Ali, M Angelino, A Rona - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The hydraulic and thermal performance of microchannel heat sink configurations for high
performance electronic cooling applications is investigated by numerical modelling …

Optimization of a double-layered microchannel heat sink with semi-porous-ribs by multi-objective genetic algorithm

TH Wang, HC Wu, JH Meng, WM Yan - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal resistance and pumping power are two key metrics to evaluate the performance of
microchannel heat sinks. To reach their better performance, porous medium can serve as an …

Thermal and flow analysis of microchannel heat sink (MCHS) cooled by Cu–water nanofluid using porous media approach and least square method

M Hatami, DD Ganji - Energy Conversion and management, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, heat transfer of a fin shaped microchannel heat sink (MCHS) cooled by Cu–
water nanofluid is investigated and temperature distribution in solid section (fin) and fluid …

Improvement of flow and heat transfer performance of manifold microchannel with porous fins

C Chen, F Li, X Wang, J Zhang, G Xin - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal management is restricting the further development of electronic devices. The rapid
development of communication and chip manufacturing technologies results in an …

Numerical simulation of cooling performance in microchannel heat sinks made of AlN ceramics

K Vaferi, M Vajdi, S Nekahi, S Nekahi… - Microsystem …, 2023 - Springer
The problem of generating a high amount of heat in microelectronic equipment should be
minimized properly. Allowing systems to run for long periods of time in high temperatures …